FILIPINO TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS: FINALS Flashcards
WE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF OUR COUNTRY, BUT IT IS CONSISTENT IS THAT WE ALL HAVE STRONG FORM OF FAITH
FAITH IN GOD
WE ENJOY THE FEELING OF HAVING AND KNOWING FAMILY MEMBERS ARE AROUND US. FROM COUSIN, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND GRANDPARENTS. SOME FAMILIES SHARE THEIR HOMES, CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS, AND LEND A HAND TO RELATIVES WHEN IT IS NEEDED
CLOSE FAMILY TIES
WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE VISIT OUR HOMES, WE ALWAYS WELCOME THEM WITH SMILES, CONVERSATION AND FOOD.
WELCOMING VISITORS
IN OUR CULTURE, WE ALWAYS RESPECT AND FOLLOW OUR PARENTS AND ADULT ADVISE US TO DO. NOT TALKING BACK AND TRUSTING THE ADULT AROUND US AHAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF WHO WE ARE
OBEDIENT AND DUTIFUL
IT IS EXPECTED THAT WE HELP OUT IN THE HOUSE AND OFFER HELP TO SIBLINGS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WHEN WE CAN. WE HAVE THE “BAYANIHAN” SPIRIT IN US AND IT IS WHY IN TIMES OF CALAMITIES OR DISASTERS, FILIPINOS ARE MOSTLY HELPFUL TO ONE ANOTHER.
HELPFUL
FROM “MANO” TO SAYING “PO” AND “OPO” TO OUR ELDERS, THESE WORDS THAT ARE PART OF OUR LANGUAGE SHOW HOW WE RESPECT PEOPLE.
RESPECTFUL
THE MAJORITY OF OUR LIVELIHOOD IN THE PHILIPPINES IS BASED ON AGRICULTURE. IT TAKES A LOT OF BACK-BREAKING WORK TO PLANT THE FIELDS. THEN IT TAKES PATIENCE TO CARE, WATER, AND HARVEST IT.
DILIGENT AND PATIENT
DURING THE TIMES WHEN WE DON’T HAVE THE MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING, WE FIND INGENIOUS WAYS OF USING WHAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS
RESOURCEFUL AND CREATIVE
WE DON’T LIKE TO WASTE ANYTHING SINCE WE DON’T HAVE A LOT. WE ARE CAREFUL OF WHAT WE HAVE, KNOWING THAT IT WILL SERVE US WELL FOR A LONG TIME
THRIFTY AND FRUGAL (MASINOP AT MATIPID)
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF TRIALS IN OUR HISTORY, FILIPINOS HAVE LEARNED NOT TO BE DEPRESSED. RATHER, WE FIND A JOKE AND TRY TO HAVE FUN EVEN DURING TIMES OF DIFFICULTY
CHEERFUL
WE START SOMETHING EAGERLY BUT LOSE MOMENTUM AND DON’T TEN TO FINISH OR REACH LONG-TERM GOALS.
NINGAS KUGON
SOMETIMES, FILIPINOS WOULD LIKE TO PUT OFF DOING THINGS UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE. EXAMPLES ARE: FIXING WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR SAVING MONEY FOR FUTURE EXPENDITURES
MANANA HABIT
FILIPINOS, SOMETIMES GET JEALOUS OF OTHER PEOPLE’S SUCCESS THAT THEY FIND A WAY TO PULL THE OTHER PERSON DOWN, RATHER THAN STRIVING TO BE BETTER.
CRAB MENTALITY
IF SOMETHING IS MADE IN AMERICA OR OF A FOREIGN BRAND, WE THINK IT IS OF GREATER QUALITY. SO WE BUY FOREIGN PRODUCTS MORE THAN WE WOULD BUY LOCALLY MADE PRODUCTS
COLONIAL MENTALITY
WHEN HELPLESS, WE TEND NOT TO ACT OR SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS. WE USUALLY DON’T PLAN AHEAD OR PLAN FOR CONTINGENCIES. INSTEAD OF COVERING ALL OUR BASES, WE SIMPLY LET THE FATES DICTATE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
BAHALA NA
